Upcoming Events

• State Superintendent’s Advisory Council on Blindness and Visual Impairment Education Meeting

  The State Superintendent’s Advisory Council on Blindness and Visual Impairment Education advises the state superintendent on statewide activities to benefit students who are blind or visually impaired; makes recommendations for improvements in services provided by the Wisconsin Center for the Blin…

  December 11 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

• Low Vision and Refraction Clinic Kenosha

  Low Vision and Refraction Clinics can include an optometrist exam, near vision functional evaluation, sun shade evaluation/distance vision evaluation, and assistive technology demonstration.

  January 16, 2020

• Psyched for STEAM Short Course

  The Psyched for STEAM short course is full! If your child is interested, they may be placed on a waiting list in the case of cancellations.

  January 24, 2020 – January 26, 2020

News

Register for 2020 BrailleFest & Braille Challenge - Each year, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) holds events to celebrate the use of Braille. Our 21st annual BrailleFest will be held on Thursday, February 13th and the Braille Challenge follows on Friday, February 14th.

WSBVI Named a Finalist in National STEM Contest - WSBVI is a Wisconsin State Finalist in the 10th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a $3 million* nationwide competition that encourages 6th through12th grade students to creatively use STEM skills to solve a community challenge.

ChromeVox: From Basics to Mastery Online Class - WCBVI would like to offer an online class on the ChromeVox screen reader in spring of 2020. At this time, we are assessing whether there are enough individuals interested in taking a course on this topic.